want to learn what biochar is and how to make it, and encourage your local community sustainability groups to start a kiln-share in your neighbourhood? making biochar (a biologically enriched charcoal) from the branches and brush generated as we tend our gardens, orchards and forests, sets us all on our way to sequestering carbon, reducing woodsmoke, increasing the water-holding capacity, microbial life and nutrient density of the soil, being good partners to the trees and generally having a gorgeous time round the fire as humans are called so primally to do.
this film teaches the practical steps to making biochar in a kiln from our island's community kiln-share with historian and charcoal expert brian smallshaw (pixelmap.ca/biochar/) and why, at this moment in time, it really matters.
look for @appleturnover films about the ducks, geese, and deep litter mentioned in the film, too.
thanks to salt spring island apple festival for your support!
thanks to all of our members over at / appleturnover , join us behind-the-scenes!
find out more about elisa rathje and appleturnover farm, at appleturnover.tv
#biochar #permaculture #sustainability
18 ноя 2023
